Portable coal tipple



Patented Sept. 22., 1925.

UNITED STATES GROVER CLEARANCE SIN-GER,

lPATENT oFFlcE.

0F OAKLAND CITY, INDIANA.

ronTAnLEcoAL TIPPLE.

.Application illed January type forming the subject-matter of mycopending application filed July 22, 1924, Serial No. 727,526.

The objectof the present invention is the provision of a novel means forleveling and supportin the wheeled platform of the portable tlpple whenthe same is in use and for enhancing the lateral stability of thewheeled` platform when the coal tipple is being moved from place toplace.

, Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features oftheconstruction, arrangement and combination of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed outl inA theappended. claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification, 'and in which Figure 1 is a'fragmentary view in elevation illustrating 'how the improvement isorganized with the coal tipple,

Figure 2 is a view in end elevation looking to the right of the wheeledplatform,

Figure 3 is a detail view in section .on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a simllar view in section on the.line 4-4 of Fi re 1. l v

Referring, to t e drawings it will be seen that a portable `coaltipple.is designated generally at T and itis to this portable coal tipplethatlthe improvement constituting the resent invention is applied. The coaltlp 1e Tincludes a Wheeled platform 161Wich may take the form of anordinary railroad car and which runs on a track 10. :For 'a fullerexplanation of thecoal tipple, reference is had to my coending plication, S. N.' 727,526, hereina ove referred to. A

For the .pur` oses of the resent invention 6, 1925. Seria1N0.,839.

ythe wheeledplatform which is'adapted to level the same and whichenhances the lateral stability of the same, is designated generally at Aand consists ofl a self-laying track or caterpillar 17 on each sideofthe wheeled platformat'the right hand end of the same and adjustablyconnected to the wheeled platform, Each self-laying track 17 includes anendless tread or track proper,

designated at 18,iwhich is mounted onrollers 19 carried by val frame 20.A vertically adjustable standard or spud 21 is connected to each end ofeach frame 20 and the spuds 21 of each frame are adjustably mounted onthe sides of the wheeled platform or car 16. The mounting of the spudsor standards 2l may be effected in any approved manner, and for the sakeof illustration this mounting is shown as consistin of a" number ofguidesv 22 for each standaror spud. Each guide 22 is fixed to the sideof the wheeled platform with which it is associated and has rollers 23,which engage the standard or Spud 21.`

Means is provided for locking and securing the standards orspuds 21 inany of their vertical adjustments or positions and this means mayconsist of a locking pin 24 provided on. each guide, each lockln'g pinbein insertible through an opening 25 provide in the guidel and beingreceived in any one of a series of sockets 26 provided in the standards21.

Of course, the pins 24 may be readily removed to releasethe standards orspuds.

Means is prov1ded for positively raising y and lowering the spuds-orstandards and for ,this purpose each Spud orystandard Vis jformed withar'ack 27 which meshes with a vpinion 28 carriedon a shaft 29 driven bysuitable gearing from an electric motor or other source of power. Ifdesired the shaft `29.may carry a worm Wheel whichV meshes with a wormfixed on lthe armature of 4an electric motor or on a shaft driven fromthe armature of an electric motor.

it will be s cient to un erstand that ati\`which thestandard isassociateSince the the right hand of the wheeled platform 16 considerable weightand a relatively high overturningmoment are a plied.

The present invention w vich provides' an auxiliary support for theright hand end of standards or s uds are independently adjust able'andsihce t eyare pivotally connected to the frames of the self-layingtracks, the self- As shown to advantage in Fig. 2 the lower end of eachA'standard 21 is bifurcated or formed with a yoke 35 which is pivotallyconnected, `as at 36,

with a frame 20 of'a self-layin- .track with laying tracks may be madeto` assume y such position as may be necessary -to level 11p-the .end`of the wheeled platform or car onwhich the self-layin tracks aremounted. As shown in Figure 2, the selfLlayingtracks are designed toengage the ends' of`the cross ties 10'a of the track l0' just outside ofthe car. In this Way the base of the'car or wheeled platform 16 1sincreased so that the lateral stability of the car is enhanced. Intraveling from place to place the'self-laying tracks may be raised orthey may be .positioned to engagethe ties and provide for lateralstability. If the self-laying tra'cks engage the ties to provide forlateral stability during the movement of the tipple, they simply idleover their rollers 19 and do not take part in the propulsion of theWheeled platform .sin'ce the same may be otherwise 4propelled or drawn.

` Of course, it is to be underX toed that in lieu of the pivot openingsin t e yoke ends 35 of the standards to receive the pivot shafts 36 ofthe frames 20, slots may be provided so as to provide pin and slotconnections between the standards or spuds 2l and frames 20.

I claim:

1.,Ina portable coal tipple, the combina- -tion :with a wheeled platformhaving the usual running gear, a pair of self-laying tracks arranged onthe opposite sides of the Wheeled platform, each self-laying `trackincluding a frame, rollers carried thereby andan endless tread mountedon the rollers, pair. of vertically adjustable standards track, means onthe wheeled platform for guiding the standards, releasable means for`securing the standards in adjustable posi-h the tion, and means forvertically adjusting said standards. j

2. In a portable coal tipple, the combination with a wheeled platformhavingv the usual.. running gear, a pair 'of self-laying tracks arrangedon the op osite sides of the wheeled platform, each selIf-laying trackincluding a fra-nie, rollers carried thereby and an endless treadmounted on the rollers, a

pair of`vertical'ly adjustable standards connected/with the frame ofeach self-laying track, means on .the Wheeled platform for guiding thestandards, and means for .vertically adjusting said'standards.

3.' In a portable coal tipple, the combination with a .Wheeled platformhaving the usual running gear, a pair of self-laying tracks arranged onthe opposite sides of the Wheeled platform, each self-laying trackincluding a frame, rollers carried thereby,and an endless treadmountedon the rollers, and a pair of vertically adjustable standards connectedwith the frame of each self-laying track.

4. In a portable coal tipple, in combination with a wheeled platformAhaving the vusual running gear, a pair of self-laying tracks associatedwith the wheeled platform, one self-laying track being on each side ofthe wheeled platform, means for axljustably connecting ther self-layingtracks to the platform, said means including a pair of standardsconnected with each self-laying track, guides for said standards carriedby the wheeled platform, ing and lowering thel standards.

GRovER CLEARANCE SINGER.

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